Following the ridiculous scenes of Russian fans attacking stewards before their team’s game with the Czech Republic last Friday, UEFA have decided to come down (relatively) hard on the Russians.

As well as attacking the stewards, Russian fans threw fireworks and displayed dodgy banners during the game, all of which have earned the Footbal Union Of Russia a six-point suspended points deduction which will run for the entirety of the 2016 Euro Finals qualifying stages.

UEFA also threw in a €120,000 fine. Although the Russian footballing authorities do now have time to lodge an appeal. However if that fails, then Russia supporters need to be on their very best behaviour or their chances of making it to France in 2016 could be scuppered.

If I was to say Polish/Ukranian fans are a bit backwards in their thinking, is that racist? Me calling them backwards racists for them being racists? (Obviously not all of them, before anyone says).

Part of me really wishes the players getting abuse walk off the pitch, followed by their team mates and ruin the entire Euros. Imagine a team walking off in a semi-final. I’d rather help banish racism than win a competition. That would really piss UEFA off, what would they do then? It would ALMOST be like the suffragettes.

Further to what I just said, I meant to say imagine if 2, 3, or 4 teams walked off the pitch because of racist abuse. Not only would UEFA’s competition be in tatters, but they would surely have to do something about it. Then again, they probably wouldn’t.